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Wolfgang Denzer ABSTRACT This paper deals with the spatial organization within an assemblage of seven sympatric skinks from Borneo. The spatial segregation in different habitats as well as possible responses to potential competition of syntopic species is reported. Results from earlier reports are briefly discussed. Keywords: Reptilia, Scincidae, spatial organization, Sarawak, Borneo Annals of Tropical …

Spatial organization of scincid lizards in Santubong Penin-sula, Sarawak, Borneo Read More »

Wolfgang Schawaller and Juergen Trautner ABSTRACT Beetles belonging to 67 families were collected during a 3-week survey on coleoptera inhabiting forest floor, aquatic and semi-aquatic habitats, and lower stratum vegetation in the island of Leyte, Philippines. Highest number of species was found in the primary forests around Mount Pangasugan. Keywords: Coleoptera, Leyte, Philippines Annals of …

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Peter Widmann, Paciencia P. Milan and Josef Margraf ABSTRACT The microbat Hipposideros obscurus is recorded for the first time in Leyte. Measurements and information on prey are presented./p> Keywords: Bats, biogeography, feeding ecology, Hipposideridae, Philippines Annals of Tropical Research 16(2):(1994) Full PDF

Robert Spatz and Werner Koch ABSTRACT The development of arthropod communities on three low input, shifting cultivation sweetpotato fields located in very distinct environments was monitored. Aim of the study was to identify if and how the composition of arthropod communities on cropland areas is influenced by the surrounding vegetation. Sampling of the arthropods was …

Composition of the arthropod fauna of sweetpotato fields on Leyte Island, Philippines – sampling by pitfall traps and colour pans Read More »

Peter Widmann ABSTRACT A 40 net nights bat survey in Alto Peak, Leyte, Philippines yielded 52 specimens representing eight species. Habitat requirements of these species are discussed. Keywords: Bats, community structure, conservation, Philippines Annals of Tropical Research 16(2):(1994) Full PDF

Celsa A. Quimio ABSTRACT Fifty one bryophyte species were collected from June to December 1991. In the undisturbed river valleys, the number of species varied from 7 to 26 while in the kaingin farms (slash and burn farming) the species number varied from 2 to 13. These data give evidence that kaingin farming is changing …

Bryophytes of river valleys and kaingin areas of Mount Pangasugan, Leyte, Philippines Read More »

Beatriz S. Belonias and Lite M. Bañoc ABSTRACT A total of 93 species of pteridophytes belonging to 24 families and 55 genera were found in Mt. Pangasugan at elevations of 5-400 m above sea level (ASL). These comprise 22 families of ferns with 52 genera and 84 species, and 3 families of fern-allies with 3 …

Species diversity and distribution of pteridophytes in mount Pangasugan Read More »

Buenaventura B. Dargantes and Werner Koch ABSTRACT The loss of the forests of Leyte is mainly attributed to the conversion of timberlands into kaingin, commercial agricultural use and non-timber plantations. Poverty and marginalization have led small-scale farmers and other rural residents into the cultivation of forest lands. Increasing participation in a market-oriented economy has spurred …

Case studies on the occupation and cultivation of the forest lands of Leyte, Philippines Read More »

Lualhati M. Noriel, Erlinda A. Vasquez, Carlito V. Ranchez, Glenn 0. Sopsop and Flora Mia Y. ABSTRACT The alellopathic effects of aqeous extracts of botanicals namely: Cassia alata L., Mikania cordata B.L. Robinson, Dioscorea hispida D. daemona Roxb., Tinospora rumphii L., Stachytarpheta jamaicensis (L) Vahl, Piper belle L., and Peperomia pellucida HBK. against selected fungal …

Allelopathic effect of botanical extracts on selected fungal pathogens and test plants Read More »